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White cardboard box top exterior with the words "Buttons Safety Pins"
Button and Safety Pin Box
White cardboard box top exterior with the words "Buttons Safety Pins"
White cardboard box top exterior with the words "Buttons Safety Pins"

Button and Safety Pin Box

Object NameBox, accessory
Historic Owner
Association
Dateca. 1945
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Elmer Anderson. 2013.133.10.06a-b
Object number2013.133.10.06a-b
DescriptionBox, accessory; White rectangular box consisting of a lid (a) and base (b). Element of personal sewing kit (2013.133.10.01).

a) Lid - white rectangular cardboard lid with "Buttons // Safety Pins" and a dot in the center of the line break printed in blue ink on the front. The cardboard on the interior base is brown.
b) Base - white rectangular cardboard base to hold buttons. The cardboard at the interior base is brown.
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